ختم

See also: خ ت م

Arabic

Etymology

From the root خ ت م (ḵ t m). Compare Egyptian ḫtm (“to seal”).

Verb

خَتَمَ • (ḵatama) I (non-past يَخْتِمُ (yaḵtimu), verbal noun خَتْم (ḵatm) or خِتَام (ḵitām))

1. to seal

Conjugation

Conjugation of خَتَمَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal nouns خَتْم, خِتَام)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						خَتْم, خِتَام ḵatm, ḵitām
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						خَاتِم ḵātim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَخْتُوم maḵtūm
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَتَمْتُ ḵatamtu	خَتَمْتَ ḵatamta	خَتَمَ ḵatama		خَتَمْتُمَا ḵatamtumā	خَتَمَا ḵatamā		خَتَمْنَا ḵatamnā	خَتَمْتُمْ ḵatamtum	خَتَمُوا ḵatamū
	f		خَتَمْتِ ḵatamti	خَتَمَتْ ḵatamat			خَتَمَتَا ḵatamatā			خَتَمْتُنَّ ḵatamtunna	خَتَمْنَ ḵatamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَخْتِمُ ʔaḵtimu	تَخْتِمُ taḵtimu	يَخْتِمُ yaḵtimu		تَخْتِمَانِ taḵtimāni	يَخْتِمَانِ yaḵtimāni		نَخْتِمُ naḵtimu	تَخْتِمُونَ taḵtimūna	يَخْتِمُونَ yaḵtimūna
	f		تَخْتِمِينَ taḵtimīna	تَخْتِمُ taḵtimu			تَخْتِمَانِ taḵtimāni			تَخْتِمْنَ taḵtimna	يَخْتِمْنَ yaḵtimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَخْتِمَ ʔaḵtima	تَخْتِمَ taḵtima	يَخْتِمَ yaḵtima		تَخْتِمَا taḵtimā	يَخْتِمَا yaḵtimā		نَخْتِمَ naḵtima	تَخْتِمُوا taḵtimū	يَخْتِمُوا yaḵtimū
	f		تَخْتِمِي taḵtimī	تَخْتِمَ taḵtima			تَخْتِمَا taḵtimā			تَخْتِمْنَ taḵtimna	يَخْتِمْنَ yaḵtimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَخْتِمْ ʔaḵtim	تَخْتِمْ taḵtim	يَخْتِمْ yaḵtim		تَخْتِمَا taḵtimā	يَخْتِمَا yaḵtimā		نَخْتِمْ naḵtim	تَخْتِمُوا taḵtimū	يَخْتِمُوا yaḵtimū
	f		تَخْتِمِي taḵtimī	تَخْتِمْ taḵtim			تَخْتِمَا taḵtimā			تَخْتِمْنَ taḵtimna	يَخْتِمْنَ yaḵtimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِخْتِمْ iḵtim			اِخْتِمَا iḵtimā				اِخْتِمُوا iḵtimū
	f		اِخْتِمِي iḵtimī							اِخْتِمْنَ iḵtimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُتِمْتُ ḵutimtu	خُتِمْتَ ḵutimta	خُتِمَ ḵutima		خُتِمْتُمَا ḵutimtumā	خُتِمَا ḵutimā		خُتِمْنَا ḵutimnā	خُتِمْتُمْ ḵutimtum	خُتِمُوا ḵutimū
	f		خُتِمْتِ ḵutimti	خُتِمَتْ ḵutimat			خُتِمَتَا ḵutimatā			خُتِمْتُنَّ ḵutimtunna	خُتِمْنَ ḵutimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخْتَمُ ʔuḵtamu	تُخْتَمُ tuḵtamu	يُخْتَمُ yuḵtamu		تُخْتَمَانِ tuḵtamāni	يُخْتَمَانِ yuḵtamāni		نُخْتَمُ nuḵtamu	تُخْتَمُونَ tuḵtamūna	يُخْتَمُونَ yuḵtamūna
	f		تُخْتَمِينَ tuḵtamīna	تُخْتَمُ tuḵtamu			تُخْتَمَانِ tuḵtamāni			تُخْتَمْنَ tuḵtamna	يُخْتَمْنَ yuḵtamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخْتَمَ ʔuḵtama	تُخْتَمَ tuḵtama	يُخْتَمَ yuḵtama		تُخْتَمَا tuḵtamā	يُخْتَمَا yuḵtamā		نُخْتَمَ nuḵtama	تُخْتَمُوا tuḵtamū	يُخْتَمُوا yuḵtamū
	f		تُخْتَمِي tuḵtamī	تُخْتَمَ tuḵtama			تُخْتَمَا tuḵtamā			تُخْتَمْنَ tuḵtamna	يُخْتَمْنَ yuḵtamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخْتَمْ ʔuḵtam	تُخْتَمْ tuḵtam	يُخْتَمْ yuḵtam		تُخْتَمَا tuḵtamā	يُخْتَمَا yuḵtamā		نُخْتَمْ nuḵtam	تُخْتَمُوا tuḵtamū	يُخْتَمُوا yuḵtamū
	f		تُخْتَمِي tuḵtamī	تُخْتَمْ tuḵtam			تُخْتَمَا tuḵtamā			تُخْتَمْنَ tuḵtamna	يُخْتَمْنَ yuḵtamna

Verb

خَتَّمَ • (ḵattama) II (non-past يُخَتِّمُ (yuḵattimu), verbal noun تَخْتِيم (taḵtīm)) (obsolete)

1. to seal, stamp
2. to put a signet-ring on someone's finger

Conjugation

Conjugation of خَتَّمَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَخْتِيم)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَخْتِيم taḵtīm
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُخَتِّم muḵattim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُخَتَّم muḵattam
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خَتَّمْتُ ḵattamtu	خَتَّمْتَ ḵattamta	خَتَّمَ ḵattama		خَتَّمْتُمَا ḵattamtumā	خَتَّمَا ḵattamā		خَتَّمْنَا ḵattamnā	خَتَّمْتُمْ ḵattamtum	خَتَّمُوا ḵattamū
	f		خَتَّمْتِ ḵattamti	خَتَّمَتْ ḵattamat			خَتَّمَتَا ḵattamatā			خَتَّمْتُنَّ ḵattamtunna	خَتَّمْنَ ḵattamna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَتِّمُ ʔuḵattimu	تُخَتِّمُ tuḵattimu	يُخَتِّمُ yuḵattimu		تُخَتِّمَانِ tuḵattimāni	يُخَتِّمَانِ yuḵattimāni		نُخَتِّمُ nuḵattimu	تُخَتِّمُونَ tuḵattimūna	يُخَتِّمُونَ yuḵattimūna
	f		تُخَتِّمِينَ tuḵattimīna	تُخَتِّمُ tuḵattimu			تُخَتِّمَانِ tuḵattimāni			تُخَتِّمْنَ tuḵattimna	يُخَتِّمْنَ yuḵattimna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَتِّمَ ʔuḵattima	تُخَتِّمَ tuḵattima	يُخَتِّمَ yuḵattima		تُخَتِّمَا tuḵattimā	يُخَتِّمَا yuḵattimā		نُخَتِّمَ nuḵattima	تُخَتِّمُوا tuḵattimū	يُخَتِّمُوا yuḵattimū
	f		تُخَتِّمِي tuḵattimī	تُخَتِّمَ tuḵattima			تُخَتِّمَا tuḵattimā			تُخَتِّمْنَ tuḵattimna	يُخَتِّمْنَ yuḵattimna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَتِّمْ ʔuḵattim	تُخَتِّمْ tuḵattim	يُخَتِّمْ yuḵattim		تُخَتِّمَا tuḵattimā	يُخَتِّمَا yuḵattimā		نُخَتِّمْ nuḵattim	تُخَتِّمُوا tuḵattimū	يُخَتِّمُوا yuḵattimū
	f		تُخَتِّمِي tuḵattimī	تُخَتِّمْ tuḵattim			تُخَتِّمَا tuḵattimā			تُخَتِّمْنَ tuḵattimna	يُخَتِّمْنَ yuḵattimna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		خَتِّمْ ḵattim			خَتِّمَا ḵattimā				خَتِّمُوا ḵattimū
	f		خَتِّمِي ḵattimī							خَتِّمْنَ ḵattimna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	خُتِّمْتُ ḵuttimtu	خُتِّمْتَ ḵuttimta	خُتِّمَ ḵuttima		خُتِّمْتُمَا ḵuttimtumā	خُتِّمَا ḵuttimā		خُتِّمْنَا ḵuttimnā	خُتِّمْتُمْ ḵuttimtum	خُتِّمُوا ḵuttimū
	f		خُتِّمْتِ ḵuttimti	خُتِّمَتْ ḵuttimat			خُتِّمَتَا ḵuttimatā			خُتِّمْتُنَّ ḵuttimtunna	خُتِّمْنَ ḵuttimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُخَتَّمُ ʔuḵattamu	تُخَتَّمُ tuḵattamu	يُخَتَّمُ yuḵattamu		تُخَتَّمَانِ tuḵattamāni	يُخَتَّمَانِ yuḵattamāni		نُخَتَّمُ nuḵattamu	تُخَتَّمُونَ tuḵattamūna	يُخَتَّمُونَ yuḵattamūna
	f		تُخَتَّمِينَ tuḵattamīna	تُخَتَّمُ tuḵattamu			تُخَتَّمَانِ tuḵattamāni			تُخَتَّمْنَ tuḵattamna	يُخَتَّمْنَ yuḵattamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُخَتَّمَ ʔuḵattama	تُخَتَّمَ tuḵattama	يُخَتَّمَ yuḵattama		تُخَتَّمَا tuḵattamā	يُخَتَّمَا yuḵattamā		نُخَتَّمَ nuḵattama	تُخَتَّمُوا tuḵattamū	يُخَتَّمُوا yuḵattamū
	f		تُخَتَّمِي tuḵattamī	تُخَتَّمَ tuḵattama			تُخَتَّمَا tuḵattamā			تُخَتَّمْنَ tuḵattamna	يُخَتَّمْنَ yuḵattamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُخَتَّمْ ʔuḵattam	تُخَتَّمْ tuḵattam	يُخَتَّمْ yuḵattam		تُخَتَّمَا tuḵattamā	يُخَتَّمَا yuḵattamā		نُخَتَّمْ nuḵattam	تُخَتَّمُوا tuḵattamū	يُخَتَّمُوا yuḵattamū
	f		تُخَتَّمِي tuḵattamī	تُخَتَّمْ tuḵattam			تُخَتَّمَا tuḵattamā			تُخَتَّمْنَ tuḵattamna	يُخَتَّمْنَ yuḵattamna

Persian

Etymology

Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm, “seal”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xatm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xät̪m]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xät̪m]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xät̪m], [xä.t̪ʰɪm], [xä.t̪ʰäm]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xät̪m]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæt̪m]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χät̪m]

Readings
Classical reading?	xatm
Dari reading?	xatm
Iranian reading?	xatm
Tajik reading?	xatm

Adjective

ختم • (xatm)

1. completed

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ختم (xatm), from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm, “seal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xət̪əmᵊ/

Adjective

خَتَم • (xatam) (Gurmukhi spelling ਖ਼ਤਮ)

1. finished, completed

   چاوَل خَتَم ہوْ گَئے نے۔ ― cāval xatam ho ga'e ne. ― The rice is finished.

References

• “ختم”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ختم (xatm), itself from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xət̪m/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /xət̪əm/

Adjective

خَتْم • (xatm) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ख़त्म)

1. finished
2. depleted
3. completed; concluded
4. terminated

   Synonyms: اَنْت (ant), اَنْتِم (antim)

References

• “ختم”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “ختم”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu ختم (xatam), from Arabic خَتْم (ḵatm, “seal”).

Adjective

ختم (xatm)

1. finished
2. depleted
3. completed; concluded
4. terminated